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Zipline, the greatest podcast ever created in-house at Zipper Interactive, is back once again with our 21st episode. Ed Byrne, Creative Director here at Zipper, returns to talk about SOCOM 4 in its early days, with a little dash of MAG added on the side. Plus, zombies! It's fun for the whole family. Zipline Podcast, Episode 21 48.0MB 52m:25s Subscribe to Zipline on iTunes You can discuss this episode by clicking this link. More...

The PlayStation Move is upon people and packing a bunch of cute games, but they want to shoot stuff in the face. Thankfully, Sony swung by with SOCOM 4 and PlayStation Move controls. Want to know if the military action works with motion? Socom 4 is listed at Gamestop with a release date of March 1, 2011, so hopefully it will be out around that time. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

The PSN network will be undergoing maintenance from Tuesday, September 21, 17h until Wednesday , September 22, *3h according to a forum post on the official Playstation forums. This scheduled maintenance is likely for the firmware update that Sony plans to release the same day which will provide 3D Blu-Ray functionality for the PS3s. As usual, access to the Playstation Store , creation and management of PS accounts will be restricted during this maintenance period. However, you can game online and do other activities. Expect a blog post regarding the same at the official PS Blog soon. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Rockstar has released a new video for Red Dead Redemption, which gives you a sneak peak at the upcoming Liars and Cheats Pack. The pack adds more challenges to the multiplayer world of the game, and introduces Stronghold, a new team-based competitive multiplayer mode. The Exploding Rifle also makes its debut, along with multiplayer Poker and Liars’ Dice and horse racing. There’s also four new hunting grounds full of bear and cougar. None of this is considered “fair and honest” though, thus the name of the DLC pack. Liars and Cheaters will be available for download September 21 on PSN and XBL for $9.9/800 MSP. UK gets it on PSN September 22. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Rockstar has detailed its Undead Nightmare Pack for Red Dead Redemption a bit more. It has zombies, remember? Slated for fall, the Undead Nightmare Pack is a mostly single-player campaign tasking John Marston with finding a cure for a “highly infectious zombie plague that has spread across the frontier”. In addition, pack also features new gameplay mechanics, weapons, zombie animals, mythical creatures and a brand new secret location. A new multiplayer mode will also be included, with Rockstar promising more information on it soon. The Undead Nightmare Pack will be available simultaneously for download via PSN and XBL for $9.99/800 MSP. No exact date yet, but we’ve heard rumblings it will be released the week of Halloween. We’ll just have to wait on see what Rockstar says, though. Until then, Liars and Cheaters is out next week. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Sony’s announced it’s releasing Firmware 3.50 for PlayStation 3 next Tuesday, September 21. The update will add in the 3D Blu-ray*functionality. No details on other features were announced, but that will come on Monday, according to Sony. “We know that many consumers have purchased 3D TVs already and more of you will be purchasing them as the holidays approach – so we’re excited to offer this firmware update that makes all 38 million*PS3s worldwide compatible with Blu-ray 3D discs,” said SCEA’S Eric Lempel. Sony added support for*stereoscopic*3D to PS3 with the release of Firmware 3.30 back in April, allowing games to operate in 3D. Thanks, US PS Blog. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Would it be wrong if we said we want this now? No? Good. We want this now. GT’s posted up the gameplay tech demo of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, shown at this morning’s Microsoft TGS keynote. Producer Shigenobu Matsuyama and director Minesh Kimura took to the stage to demo the game live for the first time ever, showing Raiden cutting items like watermelons and bowling pins from all angles. It really does look awesome. Rising, a Ninja Gaiden-like hack and slash title, takes place as a sequel to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty as well as a prequel to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. No date yet for it, but it’ll release on PS3, 360 and PC. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Jeremy Dunham, senior community manager for Zipper Interactive, has announced over on the game’s official blog some information regarding the next update for MAG. Dubbed MAG 2.0, the patch is less than a month out, and it includes the following: PlayStation Move support An increased level cap that goes to level 70 A revamped Skill Tree that allows for the deepest character customization and specialization ever found in a first-person shooter A brand-new in-game economy that lets you earn credits to spend on weapons and items from the also-new “Supply Depot” “Clan Deploy” feature that enables clan leaders and officers to queue up to 128 of their fellow clan members into a single game A “MAG News” page that brings players up to date on all the latest happenings the moment they log in A multitude of updates that refine existing weapons, maps, and vehicles Important bug fixes and other enhancements that streamline the overall experience Zipper promised more information on the MAG 2.0 patch as a release gets closer, and also plans to dish more on the next available DLC pack, which includes the new Escalation mode and nine new weapons. MAG 2.0, huh. Sounds a lot like something we’ve seen before. Since you can purchase MAG at retail, it’s not too far-fetched to assume new discs shipping with Move support will be released. Maybe Walmart just forgot to add the bit after the number 2 to the placeholder. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

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DICE product manager Kevin O’Leary is featured in a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – Vietnam video below, giving you a walkthrough of the Onslaught demo on the floor of TGS. We have it for you below, courtesy of Gamespot. The developer has “backdated” the armor, weapons, and vehicles to the Vietnam era, but said it still contains the “same multiplayer experience” players will be used to from the BFBC series. Revealed during its E3 press event, BFBC2’s first multiplayer Expansion Pack will allow players to fight as either a U.S. Marine or a North Vietnamese solider. The expansion will be made available on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this winter. Enjoy the video. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

If you haven’t heard already, Sony has patented an alternative to software emulation when it comes to backwards compatibility. This new patent is an external device that essentially contains the architecture of a PS2 with no disc slot because your PS3 will act as the disc drive. Sony has been very evasive about the topic of Backwards Compatibility. We have no idea if Sony will implement this device in the future, but I believe we just might because of a little mystery the PS3 Slim created. This patent could explain why they didn’t take out the feature to create a PS1 and PS2 internal memory card when they made the PS3 Slim. Think about it, Sony is a bunch of planners. They didn’t just whip this patent out of thin air. I’m sure they already had the plans ready for this when the Slim was being created. Why wouldn’t Sony take the ability to create internal memory cards from the Slim if they were committed to not giving PS3 owners Backwards Compatibility? Sony knew that the feature would come in handy in the future. Remember, the patented device doesn’t contain a HDD, just the RAM, CPU, and GPU, so you will definitely need it to save PS2 files. The PS2 could also play PS-One games, so that angle is handled as well. Would you buy this adapter if the price was right? I think I would, but my PS2 library isn’t as impressive as some gamers out there. // Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Announced just moments ago at Capcom’s pre-TGS press conference, here’s just about everything we know about Ninja Theory’s “reboot” of Devil May Cry: a trailer. Found after the break, this trailer (and the accompanying screens and artwork) share a new look for Dante, and a new direction for the franchise. Let’s make this scientific, though. What do you think of the Devil May Cry reboot? Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Relive The 2010 Finals as the Los Angeles Lakers or Boston Celtics with NBA 2K11 demo Wednesday 15th September/… 2K Sports today announced that a free demo of NBA® 2K11 is now available on Xbox LIVE® for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®Network for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The demo will allow players to relive this past season’s exciting NBA Finals and play one quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers or Boston Celtics. The demo will give fans will a glimpse of this year’s improvements, including revamped IsoMotionTM dribbling controls, dynamic shot control and all-new visuals in the NBA 2K11 demo. 2K Sports is going big for the next iteration of NBA 2K, the top-selling and top-rated NBA videogame simulation franchise*. In this year’s edition of NBA 2K, NBA 2K11 will bring recent Hall of Fame inductee, Michael Jordan back to the game. For the first time, fans will be able to play as His Airness and recreate ten of Jordan’s best career games in NBA 2K11, including “The Shrug” game during the 1992 playoffs where Jordan scored six three-point shots in a scorching 35-point first-half performance. NBA 2K11 is rated PEGI 3+ and will be available October 8, 2010. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Medal of Honor’s multiplayer component debuted earlier this year in a public closed beta to a very mixed response from those who played it. Some gamers thought it was incredibly enjoyable and provided just enough new twists on the team deathmatch formula to continue to be fun, while others didn’t think much of it at all, going as far as to say it was a mix between Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2, while bringing nothing new to the table. Regardless, development on Medal of Honor multiplayer has continued at DICE since the beta closed, however, and the team responsible for bringing the game’s online competitive mode to market has taken the extensive feedback it received during the beta and made many changes and tweaks to the way this mode plays. A few moments ago, an overtly healthy (obese even) changelog list appeared on the Medal of Honor blog featuring every single change made to Medal of Honor multiplayer since the release of the beta, until now. Have a look through that list below: Improved and fixed hit detection code Improved soldier hit box Decreased interpolation time Various Fixes Toggle crouch is functional Added weapon pickup feature Spawn points tweaked Spawn system features added to fix exploits Level collisions fixed Level exploits fixed Level and environment specific shaders for characters and weapons Improved lightning and effects on all levels Tweaked combat areas to prevent base raping Unlock tree expanded with F2000, G3A4 and P90 PDW forh both teams Tactical Support Actions score tweaked Increased zoom in speed for sniper rifles Fixed the delay after firing a bolt action sniper rifle Improved ragdolls Character visibility tweaked 3P muzzle flashes size decreased on all weapons Getting hit effects tweaked Crashes fixed when using Scoreboard, support actions and connectivity issues M3A3 tank engine improved M3A3 armor increased M3A3 damage increased C4 disappear faster after the played died C4 can be exploded by hand grenades or rockets but not by bullets UAV mesh visible for both teams UAV health tweaked Improved control input mapping Major text overhauls Major graphical overhauls in the menu and HUD Tweaked point system HUD effects Tweaked support action HUD effects In-game HUD polished Kill messages fixed Options and screen align fixed Added the option to “quit” before spawning Total team score fix Revamped loading screens Clip is now named Magazine HP ammo becomes Open-tip ammunition Knifes hit detection fixed Mouse input suppressing removed Mouse aiming is consistent over the board with all weapons Knife animations tweaked Updated sounds Overall improved animations Rifleman kit balance Weapon damage increased over the board M16 and M4 difference increased as long versus close combat rifles Assault rifles M16 damage increased 25% recoil increased Open-tip ammo damage increased 40% recoil increased when using Open-tip ammo AK47 damage increased 25% recoil increased Open-tip ammo damage increased 40% recoil increased when using Open-tip ammo Light Machine Guns M249 damage increased Camera spring effect added Recoil increased Faster recoil decrease after firing Open-tip ammo damage increased Open-tip recoil increased PKM damage increased Camera spring effect added Recoil increased Faster recoil decrease after firing Open-tip ammo damage increased Open-tip recoil increased Carbines M4 damage increased Accuracy increased Firing rate increased 24% more recoil Open-tip ammo increased Open-tip recoil increased by 20% AKS74u damage increased Accuracy increased Firing rate increased 24% more recoil Open-tip ammo increased Open-tip recoil increased by 20% Combat rifles M21/SVD accuracy increased M21 and SVD scopes off-center bug fixed Camera spring effect added Open-tip recoil increased by 10% Sniper rifles M24/SV-98 damage increased Breath control tweaked Breath control now works with any class if you pick up a bolt-action sniper rifle Zoomed in mouse-speed increased Open-tip ammo increased Shotguns Remington / TOZ-194 shell damage increased Shotgun shell “no spread” bug fixed Shotgun Slugs damage more close up and less at long distance Pistols M9 / Tariq pistols damage increased Accuracy increased Firing rate increased Grenades Hand grenade cooking time increased Increased splash damage radius Smoke grenade cooking time increased Radius decreased and damage increased Support actions Defensive support actions are activated directly when triggered Improved Support Action HUD Improved missile vs. ground detection Fixed bugs where holes in windows blocked Support Actions Missile speed increased Tweaked down screen effect when using Defensive support action armor Strafe run bullets stops firing where the marker is set New points table making Support actions harder to get Mortar Strike 50p Rocket strike 100p Missile 175p Artillery 250p Strafe run 350p Bomb run 450p Cruise missile 600p Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

The game’s only just come out this morning and already dirty cheaters are plaguing the servers of Halo Reach. But it sounds like Bungie’s about to get serious on all of you. Issuing a stern warning to cheaters, Bungie says it has a number of new ban hammer tools primed and ready to fire on those that threaten to spoil the multiplayer experience of its precious Halo sendoff. “Our team is standing at the ready behind the sights of our fully operational Banhammer Battlestation. We take the Reach online experience VERY seriously,” the developer said. “Bungie has invested years of hard work creating a game that we want our fans to enjoy for years to come and we have zero tolerance for people who try and ruin that experience for others. “We are already aware of a number of nefarious deeds by a very small percentage of early adopters and we have already been taking action. We expect that a few more will turn up once the population explodes on September 14th. We will be ready, watching, waiting, firing at will on people who deserve it,” it added. And with the new game comes many new types of ban, so no form of bad behavior is impossible to punish. “We have all sorts of new fancy tools at our disposal now and as we start to come up to full speed we’ll be engaging all of them,” Bungie added. “Voice bans, host bans, console bans, gamertag bans, credit bans and the automatic habitual quitter penalty are but a few of our sharply honed weapons hungering for blood.” You have been warned. Don’t ruin the fun. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Red Dead Redemption’s Liars and Cheats DLC is due out next week, bringing with it the brand new Stronghold game type, and this is what it looks like. You can never have enough flags in online multiplayer games; that’s what I always say. Red Dead’s new Stronghold multiplayer mode increases the number of flags in Rockstar’s cowboy game by two, and that’s definitely more flags than there were previously, so I’m all for it. I know with my skill level I will never get close to either one, but it’s still nice to know they’re there. Liars and Cheats will be available for purchase on September 21. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

When Modern Warfare 2 was released back in 2009, PC gamers were outraged that the game didn’t allow them to set up their own servers for multiplayer. At the time, Infinity Ward/Activision’s response was “We’re not all that worried about it.” But, as well told you back in May, Activision has changed their policy for Modern Warfare: Black Ops. They said the game will feature dedicated servers, but we recently learned the catch:* You’ll have to use Gameservers.com, exclusively, to run your matches. “We are extremely excited about this unprecedented relationship with Activision to offer dedicated servers exclusively for Black Ops”, said GameServers CEO David Aninowsky. “We are placing a great amount of pressure on ourselves to ensure that we exceed any and all expectations.” The official explanation for the use of Game Servers mentions that the service will help keep cheaters and hackers at bay. Treyarch Community Manager Josh Olin told IGN.com: “If you rent a server, you will still have the ability to Kick, Ban, and Configure it the way you see fit,” Olin added. “Of course Ranked servers will have some set configurations that can’t be messed with; but you will still have the power to administrate your servers as a customer of GameServers.” Ranked servers will cost $14.95 a month for an 18 max player limit. Discounts are offered for monthly prepays. Unranked servers will cost $0.99 a month per player up to maximum of 24. Teamspeak support will have an additional fee. Discounts will be offered for a 3, 6, and 12 month prepay. This is an interesting situation in which the “traditional” culture of PC gaming, in which players have free reign to alter games through mods and whatnot, is running against the “change nothing!” culture of console gaming. This is an interesting half-step in some direction, but I’d lay odds that it will take less than a week before some enterprising gamer figures out a work-around for running his/her own server.[/url] Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

For the multiplayer mode of Killzone 3, the developer Guerrilla Games to have set high goals. Among other things, wants to push Modern Warfare 2 from the throne. Will it be successful? A new gameplay video gives more and truly impressive impression! The PS3 action game is due in February 2011. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Seriously. The guy flies. To celebrate the imminent launch of Halo: Reach, Microsoft dressed a man up as a Spartan and got him to fly around London’s Trafalgar Square with a jetpack. This is a statement of fact. You can see it in the HD video below. Brit Xbox boss Steve McGill looks a little taken aback by the whole affair, saying the stunt was “loud” and “fun”. Reach reviews went live yesterday and the verdict on Bungie’s last Halo title’s unanimous: it’s good. Look. You’ll be able to buy the shooter from midnight tonight. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

One of the most enticing features of Sony’s premium PlayStation Network service, PlayStation Plus, was the promise of exclusive betas for subscribers. While the free games and special deals offered by the service are certainly nothing to sneeze at, the chance of getting access to a game before anyone else has spurred many gamers to become PlayStation Plus members. Sony has now given the first details on the upcoming betas, with more to follow soon. Over on the US PlayStation Blog Lex Scheuble PSN Marketing Manager said: “Many game betas are done to test certain parts of a game or certain functionality (like previous game add-on integration) so that when the final version of the game launches, it’s the best it can be. Oftentimes, betas are extremely limited as well. We need to ensure that members of Plus meet that individual beta’s requirement to be issued an exclusive invite. There are two betas for PlayStation Plus members coming up shortly and more details will be announced soon.” However, surprisingly, not all PlayStation Plus subscribers will be eligible for some of the upcoming betas. “Betas have limited invites and based on selection criteria not every PlayStation Plus member will get access to every beta; however, we’re working with game developers to make qualified PlayStation Plus members the first to gain access.” Scheuble later responded to a reader’s comment which asked what sort of qualification permits PlayStation Plus members access to certain betas: “Hard to explain as they are different for every game, but more details are coming soon on the upcoming betas, so stay tuned.” One of the betas members can definitely look forward to is the recently announced PSN title Red Faction: Battlegrounds, and codes should be sent to emails in due course. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Call of Duty 7: Black Ops – CoD Points COD7 Black Ops features a brand new in-game currency: CoD Points. You still unlock weapons, equipment, abilities and customization through leveling up, but you have to purchase them before you can use them. As you play the game and earn experience points, you also earn CoD Points. You choose the way you play the game; not interested in the Red Dot Sight? Skip over it and buy the ACOG Sight instead – the same idea goes for Perks and Killstreaks. When you reach level 4, all Perks become available for purchase. Killstreaks work the same way, but they are unlocked at level 10. This system allows you to purchase what you want, when you want it, but you just have to make sure that you have the money. Earning money through regular gameplay is not the fastest way, but you do have two alternatives: Wager Matches and contracts. Contracts Contracts are basically challenges; they all have different goals and difficulty levels. You can buy contracts with CoD Points and completing a contract will earn you more CoD Points than you originally paid for the contract itself. Higher the difficulty, bigger the pay. You can also fail contracts as they have a in-game time limit. For example, you need to kill 10 players with the RC-XD killstreak in 30 minutes. If you don’t complete the contract in 30 minutes you don’t get anything – you also don’t get your invested CoD Points back. Wager Matches In Wager Matches players wager their CoD Points against everyone else. The top three players get rewarded, the first player earns the most, followed by the second and third player – the rest get nothing. Check out the video below for more information. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

The word is out! EA has finally detailed Dead Space 2’s multiplayer mode, and we think you’re going to like it. The newest iteration of EA’s terrifyingly awesome horror title Dead Space is on it’s way in the form of Dead Space 2. Earlier tonight, a trailer detailing the online portion of the game debuted on Spike TV’s GTTV, and it will certainly have fans and newcomers alike pining to get their hands it. Not only is there your standard team death match style modes, but what appears to be online co-op as well. The icing on the cake with this reveal is news that players will actually be able to play as necromorphs, the terrifying baddies found in the series who are usually pretty tough to take down. The mere fact that you no longer have to go through one of the scariest games of all time alone now, is epic in and of itself. Here it is, the debut trailer for the multiplayer modes in Dead Space 2, enjoy! Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

It's time once again for the greatest audio show recorded inside Zipper Interactive's offices for release in podcast form, Zipline! Our special guests this week are Ben Jones and Jason Olander, MAG designers and Zipline alumni. They're here to give us updates on the ongoing MAG Beta and a glimpse at what the future might hold. Zipline Podcast, Episode 20 43.0MB 46m:55s Subscribe to Zipline on iTunes You can discuss this episode by clicking this link. More...

It's time once again for the greatest audio show recorded inside Zipper Interactive's offices for release in podcast form, Zipline! Our special guests this week are Ben Jones and Jason Olander, MAG designers and Zipline alumni. They're here to give us updates on the ongoing MAG Beta and a glimpse at what the future might hold. Zipline Podcast, Episode 20 43.0MB 46m:55s Subscribe to Zipline on iTunes You can discuss this episode by clicking this link. More...